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"boom!"

After landing on the ground, the young woman tried to regain her balance and adjust her posture to escape from the area covered by the white light. However, Lius seized the opportunity in the young woman's movements and flipped over to block her escape route.

“Now, Aunt Annie, you and I are in the same situation, so there’s no need to do anything extra, right? Our battle can be considered to have returned to fairness.”

"Head towards Anne," Lius said to her, while Anne pouted in resentment, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction as she looked at Lius.

"So this is what you were thinking, Xiaoli? You thought that by dragging me into this, I would stop using my own power? Xiaoli, aren't you being too naive?"

Naive? I don't think so. If you really wanted to defeat me, you could have just teleported me back now, just like you did before. But now... ever since you came into this white space, you haven't used your abilities again.

Looking at Anne, Leus said this to her with a confident smile on his face. Anne was slightly taken aback when she heard this, and then she became serious again, scrutinizing Leus.

"So... Xiaoli, you've already sensed my ability? That's why you did this to me, forcibly pulling me into this." Yes, according to my deduction, if you use your own magic, Auntie, you can indeed summon multiple versions of yourself from the past here, just like when you fought me before. But if you really do that, there's one thing you have to face... that whatever happens within this barrier, the damage inflicted on any object within this white light, regardless of when it happens, will ultimately remain on each object that is summoned, right?"

As he spoke, Leus looked again at the dense array of arrows rising above the sky behind him, gently extending a finger. He explained to the black-haired woman before him, "For example, Auntie, the arrows you summoned earlier were only partially damaged, but now, the damaged arrowheads are far more numerous than the arrows I attacked. And if you calculate carefully, you'll find that the proportion of broken arrows has remained constant."

"So, Xiaoli, you judged Auntie's abilities based on these aspects?" Annie asked, pressing her lips to her mouth.

"Yes, I specifically estimated that these broken arrows are more than four times the number of the previous ones. In other words, those damaged arrowheads have never been able to be repaired. Even if you summon those arrows that were shot before my attack, the arrowheads will still be damaged. That's what I'm trying to say. The damage I suffered here cannot be repaired by reversing time. It's also about your weakness, Auntie."

"My weakness?"

Listening to Leus's words, Anne looked at him with suspicion, while Leus continued to speak to her:

"That's right. When you use your ability on yourself, Auntie, a version of yourself from the past will inevitably be created in that scene. If this version of yourself is injured, you will also suffer the corresponding injuries. Therefore, if you are trapped in this barrier, when you use your ability, you will also be affected by the barrier and a version of yourself that is exactly the same as you will be created."

"So? Even so, Xiaoli, is there anything you want to say?" Annie continued to ask, frowning.

"What I'm trying to say is simple. If I'm not mistaken, if you want to reverse time in the current area, then the people inside the barrier will also return to their original state. Auntie, you can freely manipulate the people and things inside the barrier from outside, but if you are completely trapped inside this barrier, then the effects inside the barrier will also affect you. Isn't that a very dangerous thing for you?"

As Lius spoke, Anne frowned as if to refute him. She quickly waved her wand, releasing her magic power, seemingly trying to reverse time within the barrier.

"Gah!"

However, when she came to her senses, she found that Annie was still standing in the same place, her physical condition unchanged, still standing in front of the boy, staring at each other face to face.

"boom!"

Looking further afield, at the very spot where Anne was initially pulled into the barrier—the small hill where Leus dragged her by the ankle and she stumbled and fell into the barrier—another figure of "Anne" appeared.

"ah!"

At this moment, in her unbalanced position, she let out a cry similar to before. Unable to control her body for a moment, she fell directly onto the mound next to her, coughing and looking in Lius's direction with a wolf-like posture.

"Ahem" This is Aunt Annie from this time period. Perfect, I can give it a try.

Looking at the still-shaken "Anne," Lius smiled slightly, then extended the staff-sword from his robes and swung a beam of light toward the black-haired young woman lying on the earthen slope.

"After a loud crash, a thick wound appeared on Anne's body, which was standing in front of Lius. It cut through Anne's white bodysuit and left a bloody gash on her shoulder."

"what!"

As they headed towards the summoned Anne on the earthen slope, accompanied by a pitiful scream, her body convulsed and dissipated amidst a chaotic surge of magic, becoming part of the white space and vanishing without a trace. Only Anne remained, panting heavily, coldly staring at Leus.

"I see... Phew. Xiaoli, you saw through Auntie's characteristics, knowing that the self I summoned was very fragile and would cause harm to Auntie herself, so you deliberately lured Auntie into it?"

"Of course, actually I just wanted to take a gamble and see if you would be forcibly affected after using your ability, Aunt. If you can freely break free from the barrier, or control yourself and prevent yourself from being summoned, then my efforts to pull you into the barrier would be in vain."

Lius nodded, looking at Annie's wounds with some heartache, and then continued speaking to the black-haired young woman before him, "Fortunately, my judgment was correct. I had observed earlier that you, Auntie, were very resistant to entering the barrier, but after much deliberation, you finally decided on this idea. It seems my luck has been pretty good."

“Now, Auntie has indeed entered this space just as you expected, Xiaoli. This is quite a good result for you, isn’t it?” Anne asked, looking at Lius.

"Well... although I don't want to boast too much, this does show that my tactics have been effective. Especially after you personally entered the barrier, you will no longer be able to use your original abilities, which is a very advantageous thing for me."

“Is it something favorable?” Anne, listening to Leus’s words, paused for a moment before letting out a soft laugh. “Hmm? Aunt Anne, does your tone mean you want to deny what I said? Or… do you have some other tricks up your sleeve?” Sensing Anne’s soft laugh, Leus paused slightly, staring at her intently. Anne, feeling Leus’s gaze, patted the dirt off her bodysuit, a final, intense determination appearing in her eyes—the fierce determination of a cornered beast.

Chapter 299 The Second Battle with the Young Woman (Part Six)

Slowly rising from the mound, Annie composed herself, looking at Leus with a serious and earnest gaze. Holding the staff, nearly as tall as a man, she spoke softly to the blond boy before her:

"Trapping me in this barrier is indeed a good idea, but... Xiaoli, do you really think that once I'm dragged into this situation, I won't be able to use my ability again for my own safety? Don't forget, I've mastered this ability for many years, and my understanding of reversing time... is far deeper than you imagine." Hmm?

Upon hearing Anne's words, Lius immediately resumed his previous fighting stance, lightly wielding his staff-sword and holding it horizontally in front of him.

"So... Auntie, you still think I have no chance of winning? Even though I clearly understand your abilities and know how to fight you, Auntie, do you still believe you will win?"

"No matter what your own ideas are, Xiaoli, before you defeat me, I cannot fully acknowledge your achievements. Just like I said at the beginning, only after you completely defeat me will I be willing to completely submit to you. So... Xiaoli, it's time for you to make the final decision with me..."

"The final decision...?"

Hearing Annie's words, a complex look flashed in Lius's eyes, a mixture of seriousness and sternness, as well as reluctance to part with the black-haired young woman in front of him. Countless emotions intertwined in the boy's pupils, causing him and Annie to fall into a silent atmosphere for the time being.

"The final move. Right here in your own domain, Aunt Annie, amidst the intertwining of the power of this supreme god... to utterly defeat you, Aunt, and end the battle."

After a moment of silence, Levi raised his head slightly and began to speak to the dark-haired young woman before him. Anne nodded slightly, slowly opened her closed eyes, and looked at Levi with a serious expression, holding her wand horizontally in front of her once more.

"When should we start working on Xiaoli?"

"When this hard stone hits the ground, that will be the start of the final blow. At that time, please do not hold back in any way, Auntie. I will also use all my strength to fight against you."

Lius pulled a gleaming silver coin from his pocket and spoke to the dark-haired woman before him. Anne nodded again, slowly shifting her gaze to the sky, and thoughtfully waved her hand to indicate that she was ready.

Having received Anne's response, Lius gazed at the silver coin in his hand, took a deep breath, and then gently tossed it into the air, sending the moonlit silver coin soaring high above the ground.

The smooth arcs twirled and twisted in the air, drawing one intersecting curve after another, like a cascading Milky Way or a dewdrop sparkling in the sunlight, shimmering continuously in the sight of Lius and Anne along with the silvery-white light overhead.

In a second, the silver coin slipped from Lius's hand and spun in the air.

Two seconds later, the silver coin reached its highest point, its silver lacquer surface enveloped in moonlight, causing the light to shimmer in both of their pupils.

Three seconds later, the silver coins began to fall. The two men each placed their hands on their weapons, aiming their attacks at each other. Reflected in the mirror-like surface of the silver coins, along with their weapons, were their determined gazes.

Four seconds later, the silver coin hit the ground. "Bang!"

Before the sound of the silver coin hitting the ground could be heard, a sound came from within the scene. The two fell backward at the same time, the sharp blade and the hard staff colliding with each other, along with a violent burst of magic power.

The arrows that had been hovering overhead for so long suddenly came crashing down like a storm, rushing towards Leus and Anne. Anne's magic power constantly influenced the surrounding space, and her figure echoed continuously, leaving behind a series of afterimages as she rushed forward. If you looked closely, you would find that those summoned afterimages were only performing the same action: waving their wands to unleash their most powerful attack spells.

At the same time, Annie maintained an extreme pace, allowing herself and her summoned body to continuously construct within the white barrier.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Amidst a cacophony of booming sounds, Anne used herself as the focal point of the array, creating dozens of identical versions of herself within it. These replicas alternated between wands, working in tandem with the other versions of herself that were unleashing magic, to construct the array within the barrier. Together with the swirling storm of arrows, they firmly enveloped Leus, who was positioned at the very center.

As for Lius, he remained silent in the face of the young woman's encirclement, his face expressionless. He simply brandished his staff-sword, leaped up from the ground, aimed at the rain of arrows aimed at him, stepped on an arrow in mid-air, and used the momentum to soar into the air.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Countless arrows, imbued with magical energy, whistled and relentlessly surrounded Leus.

The boy, however, showed no panic. He simply moved his feet in the air, sometimes leaping up to step on flying arrows, sometimes deftly dodging blades aimed at him. The staff and sword in his hand moved with his graceful movements.

Like a dragon emerging from the sea, the young man moved leisurely amidst the storm of arrows. His sword deflected the arrows flying towards him one after another with such speed that it was difficult to see the marks on his hands with the naked eye. Only the sharp whistling of the wind could be heard coming from between the arrows, echoing throughout the entire white space.

"boom!"

After the final clang of the blades clashing, the last arrow fell to the ground, and Leus adjusted his posture in mid-air, gracefully stepping onto the ground.

The spot he stepped on was the "annihilation array" that Annie had set up specifically for Leus, a complex killing array composed of herself, the strongest move she could use as a mage.

"Take this, Xiao Li!"

Under the flash of white light, Annie's magic gathered, enveloping Lius like a cage, and the surrounding atmosphere became even more intense as countless figures mingled together.

Chapter 300: The Second Battle with the Young Woman (Part 7)

After landing, Lius looked at the Annes summoned by Anne around him. His eyes flickered slightly as he noticed that the young women's bodies were covered with wounds.

These are the wounds he sustained when he was accidentally hit by arrows while using them to force Leus into their formation.

Although most of the arrows were aimed at Leus, some flew towards Anne, wounding her and some of her summoned creatures, leaving painful welts on the woman in the tight-fitting clothes.

As for Annie, even with such severe injuries, she showed no sign of retreat. Her summoned forms were almost all on the verge of collapse, yet they all struggled to raise their staffs, gathering their inner power with unwavering resolve, preparing to deliver the final blow to the boy in the center of the formation. "Aunt Annie, seeing this scene, Leus's lips parted slightly, a wave of grief washing over him. Why? Why go to this extent? Is all of this what you, Aunt Annie, desired? You really wanted to go this far, to let me end your own life?" Enveloped in white light, Leus felt a new thought arise within him, a thought stemming from Annie's deepest desire, an emotion she wanted to express but didn't know how to articulate.

Her longing, her love, her faith, her will. At this moment, Leus felt all these emotions.

There was no pretense, no concealment; in this battle that resembled a life-or-death duel, everything was laid bare before Leus.

What on earth happened...? Why is someone I've loved since childhood now so hostile towards me? And why is she in so much pain, even after I've convinced her, still carrying that detached, almost Taoist-like emotion? Is all of this because of the dark side of this world? Have they witnessed all the evil in humanity, which has made them so extreme and conflicted? Is the tragedy of Aunt Anne and everyone around her entirely the fault of this world?

At this crucial juncture in the battle, at this very inopportune moment, Leus suddenly felt a pang of melancholy and sorrow, and a feeling that was almost unbearable. It was a sense of injustice, an impulse to release it all, to completely pour out that gloom.

Coldness, grief, melancholy, inner turmoil, and resentment—countless emotions coalesced to form the feelings of the young man at this moment.

Whether for himself or for Annie, Lius had a premonition that this emotion had to be completely released. A surge of heat within him reverberated along with this thought, as if burning his heart, or like magma about to erupt. Lius clutched his chest, his brow furrowed as he looked in Annie's direction.

"drink?"

Just then, the System Girl suddenly appeared on Lius's shoulder, looking at him with a surprised expression, and slowly said in a trembling voice:

"Host. What's wrong with you? Something feels off. There's a kind of power gathering within you, a change this system has never seen before. What's wrong with you?" My heart already knew.

Faced with the System's surprised words, Lius did not offer any further explanation, but simply responded with this brief statement, while maintaining a very serious gaze as he stared at the young women who had trapped themselves in the white light, covered in wounds and with tears in their eyes.

"Hoo," Lius exhaled slowly at this moment, all the complex emotions in his heart transforming into power, merging into his inner gloom and turmoil, flowing up his body and surging into his throat, causing the blond boy to focus his gaze, looking around at every black-haired woman, and finally looking at Aunt Anne, who loved him deeply.

The next moment, "Aunt Annie!" "Hmm?"

A loud noise erupted from Lius's throat, causing the surrounding black-haired women to stop abruptly, each displaying a surprised expression, their attention focused on the boy.

Annie, who was in the very center and the main body of the body, was also instantly drawn to the light, shining her own light on Lius's face. With a look of surprise, she heard what he was about to say:

“Aunt Anne! I know! I understand all the suffering you have endured over the years, the pain you have endured in your heart!”

Clenching his fists, Leus's expression was impassioned, his voice trembling with each roar, yet his tone remained unwavering, showing no sign of backing down. He was simply releasing his emotions with all his might:

“I can completely feel your struggle between good and evil! I can completely understand your desire to die! For you, Aunt Annie, this is your own destiny, isn't that what you think? This heartbreaking destiny! This destiny that you have always wanted to break free from! It was like this before, and it is like this now!”

"But this time, you won't be fighting alone again! I'm willing to share this fate with you, Auntie! No matter what hardships the future holds, I will stay by your side. I will change your destiny! I will completely eliminate all your troubles and pain: I promise you, Auntie Annie, will never show such a painful expression again!"

As he made this promise to the young women around him, Leus's body radiated bursts of magical light, which, along with his unwavering radiance, was fully felt by Annie and reflected into her orifices.

"Small profit..."

Faced with Lius's firm and unwavering words, the black-haired young woman was momentarily astonished. Her body trembled at the boy's words, as if her heart had been firmly grasped. After the initial shock, she was followed by a feeling of bewilderment and deep emotion.

The next moment, light burst forth completely from Lius's body.

As if the sun were bursting forth before his eyes, golden light emanated from his body, enveloping the white space and completely merging the hollow white light within it.

"What! This!"

Sensing this sudden change, Annie's eyes widened in shock. She quickly tried to control the fluctuating space and resist the surging golden light.

However, before she could release any magic, a violent fluctuation occurred in the space.

As if the entire earth were undergoing an earthquake, the young women in the very center of the space suddenly felt their legs go weak, and their bodies involuntarily began to tilt and fall away from their original positions in the magic circle, lying in the light. At the same time, Annie herself also fell backward under this tremor. Noticing that the summoned bodies around her were disappearing one after another, she quickly took another step, trying to turn these people back to their original positions.

"Huh? What!"

The next moment, a look of surprise flashed in Annie's eyes, because she felt that the space around her was no longer under her control.

The entire white space merged into the golden light, and the ability to reverse time disappeared without a trace. No matter how much magic Annie released, she could no longer summon those illusory clones.

"This was actually made by me, Aunt Annie."

Hearing the voice from behind, Annie jumped up and quickly turned around to look at the blond boy who was shining with golden light, holding a staff and sword with his eyes slightly closed.

Looking down at her own neck, she saw that Leus's sword was also hovering beside her, circling it lightly as if deliberately demonstrating his ease. He then removed the blade from Annie's neck, squinting at her with a slight smile, and said:

"It's done. I won this game. I've successfully subdued you, Aunt Annie. You should be able to admit that, right?"

"I lost?"

Faced with Lius's statement, Anne lowered her eyes slightly, mentally recalling the scene from earlier. With a dazed look, she instinctively nodded to the boy.

"So, Auntie, you agree, right? My eyes are still a little blurry, so I can't open them, but I can still feel your movements. Since you've nodded, it means I've won this battle!"

With a cheering tone, Leus's lips curled into a smile again. He raised his head, celebrating his victory towards the sky, then stroked Annie's hands, which were tightly gripping her staff, and spoke to her earnestly:

"Auntie, you should admit it properly and tell me in the most serious manner. Tell me that I won, so that I can feel at ease."

Faced with the boy's earnest expression, Annie, after a brief moment of surprise, finally realized her own situation. She licked her lips, slowly exhaled, and confided in the boy before her:

"I admit that you were the one who won this battle, Xiaoli. I did not defeat you, Xiaoli. Therefore, I will follow your orders as you said."

When Anne spoke these words, her tone was low, yet carried a hint of ease that she herself didn't realize. Leus nodded in satisfaction, looking at the thoughtful, dark-haired woman, then tilted his head again and asked her in unison:

"Okay, Auntie, it's good that you admit it. I'm relieved. But judging from your tone, there seems to be something else you want to tell me. Please tell me now as well."